Because the atomic nucleus of hydrogen-1 (protium) contain only one proton.
There are three known naturally occurring isotopes of hydrogen; hydrogen-1 with one proton and no neutrons, hydrogen-2 with one proton and one neutron, and hydrogen-3 with one proton and two neutrons.
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Hydrogen
H-1. Hydrogen has only one proton and electron; if this electron is removed a hydrogen ion is formed - effectively a proton.
Hydrogen has one proton in its nucleus.
A hydrogen atom that needs an electron is called a hydrogen ion, specifically a proton. It has a positive charge and is a common species in acidic solutions.
Deuterium, it has 1 neutron and one proton.
Hydrogen is not only the lightest but the only known element with only 1 proton per atom.
The only element that has one proton and no neutrons is a hydrogen atom.
Hydrogen is the lightest element.
That would be hydrogen!!
Each isotope of hydrogen has 1 proton in the nucleus. The difference between the isotopes lies in the number of neutrons: hydrogen-1 has 0 neutrons, hydrogen-2 (deuterium) has 1 neutron, and hydrogen-3 (tritium) has 2 neutrons.